'Cliffs of Dover' Rose

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'Cliffs of Dover' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Conard-Pyle (Star Roses)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• 85-4595-6
• Cliffs of Dover Cover
• POUlemb

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Registration name: POUlemb
Exhibition name: Cliffs of Dover

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1985). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1985).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1995 as 'Cliffs of Dover'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Towne & Country ® Series)

Bloom:

White, yellow stamens. Mild, honey fragrance. 5 to 10 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, arching, spreading. Small, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 20" to 3' (50 to 90cm). Width: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, garden or ground cover. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: PP561 on 7 Dec 1998
Application No: 96-730 on 7 Dec 1995

Rights surrendered on December 1, 2004.
Denomination: 'POULemb'
Trade name: Cliffs of Dover

United States - Patent No: PP 9,650 on 1 Oct 1996 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/414,537 on 31 Mar 1995

Inventors: Olesen; Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct shrub rose variety which was originated by crossing as seed and pollen parents two unnamed and undistributed seedlings of our creation.

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Ploidy information from David Zlesak.

Internal breeder code: 85-4595-6